DefaultFilePath Property

Microsoft Word Visual Basic

Returns or sets default folders for items such as documents, templates, and graphics. Read/write String.

expression.DefaultFilePath(Path)

expression    Required. An expression that returns an Options object.

Path   Required WdDefaultFilePath. The default folder to set.

WdDefaultFilePath can be one of these WdDefaultFilePath constants.
wdAutoRecoverPath
wdCurrentFolderPath
wdGraphicsFiltersPath
wdProgramPath
wdStartupPath
wdTempFilePath
wdToolsPath
wdUserOptionsPath
wdWorkgroupTemplatesPath
wdBorderArtPath
wdDocumentsPath
wdPicturesPath
wdProofingToolsPath
wdStyleGalleryPath
wdTextConvertersPath
wdTutorialPath
wdUserTemplatesPath

Remarks

The new setting takes effect immediately.

You can use an empty string ("") to remove the setting from the Windows registry.

Example

This example sets the default folder for Word documents.

Options.DefaultFilePath(wdDocumentsPath) = "C:\Documents"
		

This example returns the current default path for user templates (corresponds to the default path setting on the File Locations tab in the Options dialog box).

Dim strPath As String

strPath = Options.DefaultFilePath(wdUserTemplatesPath)